Detailed project information for Study Plan Number 05000 |
Branch : | Restoration Technologies Branch |
Study Plan Number : | 05000 |
Study Title : | Restoration of water degraded by acid mine drainage: refinement and demonstration of a new treatment process |
Starting Date : | 01/01/1998 |
Completion Date : | 03/30/2001 |
Principal Investigator(s) : | Watten, Barnaby; Ross, Robert M. & Snyder, Craig |
Primary PI : | Watten, Barnaby |
Telephone Number : | (304) 724-4425 |
Email Address : | barnaby_watten@usgs.gov |
SIS Number : | 5003263 |
Primary Program Element : | Fisheries and Aquatic Resources |
Second Program Element : | Fish and Aquatic Habitats |
Status : | Active |
Abstract : | This research addresses the need for refinement and demonstration of a new treatment process designed to restore water degraded by acid mine drainage (AMD). Processes resulting in acid deposition have had a significant negative effect on aquatic resources in North America, including the loss of important commercial and recreational fisheries. Within the coal deposit regions of Appalachia and the Ohio River Basin, AMD contributes significantly to acidification of surface waters. In Pennsylvania alone AMD has degraded 2,600 miles of streams resulting in an annual loss of revenues associated with sport fishing of 67 million dollars. Given the severity of the problem and associated environmental/economic ramifications, the USGS has signed the statement of Mutual Intent for Restoration and Protection of streams and Watersheds Polluted by Acid Mine Drainage from Abandoned Coals Mines, put forth by the Office of Surface Mining and the Environmental Protection Agency. |
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